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It has been five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.

It has been five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.


By: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  28 Comments  •  last year

Remember bleach injections? That guy is running the country now. What could possibly go wrong? The Wells-Wallace piece is exceptional in breadth and depth. (I'm not normally a fan.)...
Kids died before vaccines. It could happen again

Kids died before vaccines. It could happen again


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  last year

One child in five died . Hey! Let's go back to the good old days! My sister spent a year in an iron lung when she was a little girl. Polio. There's a vaccine for that, now. There...
The LARGEST Electric Vehicle In The World?!

The LARGEST Electric Vehicle In The World?!


By: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  last year

OK... The obvious question: Why is this happening in Tasmania??? Kinda off the beaten path... We know why it's not happening in America. America no longer does cutting-edge tech.
Private spacecraft Blue Ghost makes successful upright moon landing | The moon | The Guardian

Private spacecraft Blue Ghost makes successful upright moon landing | The moon | The Guardian


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  last year

This is a spectacular success, but since President Musk has a monopoly on all things above the atmosphere, it's kinda pointless.
'The flying bum': can a UK firm making huge airships finally get off the ground? | Aerospace industry | The Guardian

'The flying bum': can a UK firm making huge airships finally get off the ground? | Aerospace industry | The Guardian


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  last year

This thing has been around for a decade, so I suspect it's mainly vaporware. At the same time, there's something very seductive about lighter-than-air machines...
Making Microbes Great Again

Making Microbes Great Again


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  23 Comments  •  last year

The anti-vax movement is perhaps the most pertinent proof of MAGA's insanity. The facts are clear: vaccines save lives. But vaccines are science, and for MAGA science is just a bunch of...
Daaayum that robot can move

Daaayum that robot can move


By: hal-a-lujah  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  57 Comments  •  last year

The shocking truth behind China’s EV dominance and America’s uphill battle

The shocking truth behind China’s EV dominance and America’s uphill battle


By: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  33 Comments  •  2 years ago

This is from Autoblog , a very standard gearhead site. Not an EV site. Sam Evans isn't alone in seeing what's happening in the world.
The IEA says China has hit peak oil - Oil markets face enormous glut

The IEA says China has hit peak oil - Oil markets face enormous glut


By: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  8 Comments  •  2 years ago

America's per capita economy is bigger than China's, but since China has four times America's population, its economy is much the larger. When China sneezes, the whole world catches a...
Nobel Prize in medicine honors two Americans for discovery of microRNA

Nobel Prize in medicine honors two Americans for discovery of microRNA


Via: hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  2 years ago

Human genome stored on 'everlasting' memory crystal

Human genome stored on 'everlasting' memory crystal


Via: dig  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  2 years ago

A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Closer to a Cure

A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Closer to a Cure


Via: hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  2 years ago

Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.

Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.


Via: hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  14 Comments  •  2 years ago

Genetics of aging uncovered with rare disease discovery

Genetics of aging uncovered with rare disease discovery


Via: hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  2 years ago

Plastic junk? Researchers find tiny particles in men's testicles

Plastic junk? Researchers find tiny particles in men's testicles


Via: hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  2 years ago

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe


Via: hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  2 years ago

A Cubic Millimeter of a Human Brain Has Been Mapped in Spectacular Detail

A Cubic Millimeter of a Human Brain Has Been Mapped in Spectacular Detail


Via: hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  2 years ago

Air Force making gains in artificial intelligence with AI-piloted F-16 flight

Air Force making gains in artificial intelligence with AI-piloted F-16 flight


Via: gregtx  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  2 years ago

Boeing Starliner is set to launch NASA astronauts from Florida on the Crewed Flight Test

Boeing Starliner is set to launch NASA astronauts from Florida on the Crewed Flight Test


Via: gregtx  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  2 years ago

Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?

Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?


Via: hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  2 years ago

The Cheapest Mini PC You Can Buy! GMKtec NucBox G3 Hands On Review

The Cheapest Mini PC You Can Buy! GMKtec NucBox G3 Hands On Review


Via: outis  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  2 years ago

I'm a computer nerd. I like them. For many years, I owned only machines that I assembled myself. Today, this new generation of mini-PCs is just too good, right out of the box, to bother...
Well, hello, Voyager 1! The venerable spacecraft is once again making sense

Well, hello, Voyager 1! The venerable spacecraft is once again making sense


Via: hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  2 years ago

Why does NASA want a time zone on the moon?

Why does NASA want a time zone on the moon?


Via: outis  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  2 years ago

I thought this was fake news when I saw the title. in fact, it's pretty interesting...
What's Really Happening At CERN

What's Really Happening At CERN


Via: outis  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  2 years ago

This is at the edge of what I understand of particle physics. That's why I like it! Cleo's enthusiasm is sometimes a bit over the top... but that's who she is.
The Grille Trend that Kills 509 People per Year

The Grille Trend that Kills 509 People per Year


Via: outis  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  2 years ago

Ryan Kluftinger is Canadian, so he may perhaps be forgiven for imagining that macho male Americans would ever abandon their "fist through the air" pickup grilles for a paltry five hundred...
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